fathom
n
measure (6 feet or 1.8 metres) of the depth of water 英寻(水深量度单位, 合6英尺或1.8米)
The harbour is four fathoms deep. 港深四英寻.
The ship sank in twenty fathoms. 该船下沉二十英寻. =>App 5 见附录5. fathom, v [Tn]
1 measure the depth of (water) 测量(水的)深度.
2 understand or comprehend (sb/sth) fully 充分理解(某人[某事物]); 领悟
I cannot fathom his remarks. 我不能完全理解他的话.
3 (phr v) fathom sth out find a reason or explanation for sth 找出某事物的原因或理由
Can you fathom it out? 你能想出是怎麽回事吗?
However,in later years there were fierce arguments over land rights and many battles were fought between the settlers and the Maori.
然而后来数年中在移居者与毛利人之间因土地所有权问题产生了激烈的争论,还因此引发了多次战争。
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